Video: On-board of Sam Bennett's sprint from Kristoff's bike camera
Sam Bennett calling in his win, celebrating off the bike
Congratulatory hug from rival Michael Matthews after finish
Some great footage of Sam Bennett coming off Alexander Kristoff's wheel to win at Paris-Nice. And great footage of celebrating with the team just after the finish; this is great to see.
Sam Bennett was a very happy man after winning at Paris-Nice yesterday. And those around him were almost as pleased.
The clip below brings us inside his winning sprint at the end of the third stage. After 190km in the saddle into Chalon-sur-Saône he claimed a famous win.
He said while it looked as though he'd calculated in picking Alexander Kristoff's wheel, he didn't see the front until he hit out.
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The Norwegian’s bike had a camera on board. There's some great footage, below, of Bennett waiting behind him and then powering past to win.
What never ceases to surprise is the movement in these sprints and the tiny bits of time and space the riders have to play with.
Group hug, even from rival
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There's also some brilliant footage of Bennett (Bora-hansgrohe) just after the finish.
He gets onto his radio and relays news of his win to the rest of the team. And he's joined by the delighted riders.
Michael Matthews of Sunweb was even straight in for a hug.
It's nice to see that from the riders, even though the Australian is a sprint rival of Bennett's and finished in fifth.
You can read our race report here on what was Sam Bennett's first ever WorldTour win.
The video of the sprint can be found here and you can also see Bennett's emotional interview right here.
Great stuff
Vivez le sprint final en direct du vélo de Kristoff / Watch the final sprint live from Kristoff's bike @GoPro #ParisNice pic.twitter.com/0wsEnrTfVk
— Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 7, 2017
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